Create base files in rest subdirectory.

src/rest/request.lua

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+local M = {}
+
+local urlcode = require("util.urlcode")
+
+function M:new()
+	--parse os.getenv("QUERY_STRING")
+	--parse os.getenv("REPLY")?
+	--parse arg
+
+	local qs = os.getenv("QUERY_STRING")
+	local urlargs = {}
+	urlcode.parsequery(qs, urlargs)
+
+	--supplement urlargs with arguments from the command-line
+	for _, v in ipairs(arg) do
+		local split = v:find("=")
+		if split ~= nil then
+			urlargs[v:sub(1, split - 1)] = v:sub(split + 1)
+		end
+	end
+end